First Responder

Adult First Aid Training and
First Aid for Cub Scouts

Be prepared to calm the fears of your Cub Scouts by assessing and treating basic injuries. This class will cover basic First Aid Cub Scout style. Based on the Webelos Adventure – First Responder, though anyone can benefit from this class. You will have the chance to put the Scout motto “Be prepared” into practice. You will also gain the skills necessary
to teach first aid to Cub Scouts.

Requirements for First Responder (First Aid for Webelos)

Explain what first aid is. Tell what you should do after an accident. First Aid is the care given somebody immediately
after accident, Injury or medical emergency. Following an accident you should

Check for scene safety

Calm down and think

Call for help

Care – provide first aid

Show what to do for the hurry case of first aid:

Serious Bleeding

Stop bleeding with bandage

Heart Attack or sudden cardiac arrest

Recognize signs and symptoms of heart attack

Learn and practice CPR (time is muscle)

Stopped Breathing

If somebody is not breathing, know how to breath for them

Stroke

Recognize the signs and symptoms of stroke

Get them to Hospital immediately (time is brain)

Poisoning

If poison is ingested, it must be made less harmful, quickly

Poison Control 1-800-222-1222

Show how to help a choking victim

Heimlich Maneuver

Self rescue techniques

Show how to treat for shock.

Understand what shock is – poor blood flow

Raise feet calm person

Demonstrate that you know how to treat the following:

Cuts and Scratches

Wash with soap and water, bandage with ointment

Burns and scalds

Remove person from what is causing burn

Assess burn

Never apply butter, oils, eggs or other oily or fatty liquids that trap heat and can worsen damage

Sunburn

Can be prevented with use of Sunscreen

Aloe can reduce discomfort

Blisters on the hand and foot

Mole skin can help prevent blisters and protect them

Tick bites

Remove with tweezers using gentle pull

Never use matches, heat or chemicals to remove ticks

Bites and stings of other insects

If non venomous treat as cut wash and bandage

Venomous bites will most often require ER visit

Know dangers in your area

Venomous Snakebites

Know dangers in your area

Keep person calm and remove any constricting jewelry

Get person to ER H. Nosebleed

Pinch nose for at least 20 minutes while leaning forward

Frostbite

Recognize what frostbite looks like

Carefully rewarm affected area

Never rub area

Put together a simple first-aid kit. Explain what you included and how to use each item correctly.

Keep it simple band-aids, ointment, bandaging

Create and practice an emergency readiness plan for your home or Den meeting place.

Have them draw a simple map of home and recognize escape areas and a meet-up spot

Visit with a first responder.

Contact local fire and EMS agencies listed below

Teaching First Aid for Bleeding

Create a fun way to get boys excited about first aid by creating some costume blood.

Fake Blood Recipe

½ cup corn syrup
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
½ teaspoon red food coloring

Put the Scouts in teams, squirt a small amount of fake blood on an arm, leg, foot and have them race to see who can bandage fastest and best. I give 2 points for team that is done first and 3 points for team that does the best job. They quickly learn to do a good job quick.

The key to bandaging is to control bleeding using compression without cutting off blood flow.

Apply a 2X2 or 4X4 gauze over the open wound.

Using “kerlix” or gauze rolls begin to wrap over the wound.

Tape or tuck the bandaging at the end of the roll.

Check for circulation by verifying pulse or capillary refill
(Capillary refill is checked by pressing on nail beds and seeing them turn white And then back to normal pink color within 2 seconds.)